Vocabulary
New York, Mexico City and Tokyo are all examples of ________ areas because they are heavily populated and very industrialized.
urban
Turned heat from burning coal into movement through a series of valves and gears. It was used in the locomotive [train].
Steam Engine
This is an organized group of workers trying to improve things.
What is a LABOR UNION
A truly fair system system where no one has more than anyone else; currently used in China, Cuba and North Korea
Communism
The infection of this North American crop led to a massive famine in Ireland in the 19th and 20th centuries?
Potatoes
Relating to farming or growing crops
Agricultural or Agrarian
Mechanized the process of spinning wool into yarn and improved the quality and speed of the process
Spinning Jenny or Water Frame
A social hierarchy; levels of wealth or status in society
Social Class
A system that promoted social mobility by encouraging entrepreneurs to create innovations and businesses
Capitalism
This non political revolution was a direct cause of the Industrial Revolution because it was centered on new farming tools like the Horse-hoe and the seed drill
During the Industrial Revolution, there was a change from the majority of goods being made using ________ to work done by machines
manual labor
In a lockstitch machine, also known as _________, a needle was pushed through cloth and created a loop on the other side and then a shuttle on a track slipped the second thread through the loop. This machine is today used by every textile (cloth) industry in the world.
Answer: Sewing Machine
a new method, idea, or product that is created to replace something used in the past
innovations
This person believed that capitalism was an unfair system because the rich became rich at the expense of the workers.
Karl Marx
One impact of industrialization was that the population in cities increased significantly. This growth of cities is also known as _________
Urbanization
Karl Marx argued that capitalism was a bad economic system because the wealthy __________ would always take advantage of their workers, the ___________
Bourgeoisie; Proletariat
The use of electric currents for light was first used during the Industrial Revolution. This innovation, mastered by Thomas Edison and sold by the Electric Light Company is used all over the world.
Light Bulbs
A person who starts and/or runs a business
Entrepreneur
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!
This system has no social mobility because the majority of people (serfs) work on land belonging to nobles; also known as Manorialism.
Feudalism/ Feudal System
Which long term effect of the Industrial Revolution has prompted political leaders to campaign for energy to be produced from renewable resources?
What is pollution/ Global Warming
Great Britain was able to succeed in industrialization because it _____________ many other countries of the world and turned them into colonies.
Imperialized/ Colonized
In the 18th and 19th century, it was the fastest way to travel overland. It only required fuel, like coal to keep moving and could pull massive loads.
Locomotive/ Train
French word for “hands off”; when the government is not involved in anything in a business
Laissez Faire
This book, created by the main supporter of Capitalism, promotes the idea that freedom of choice in the economy allows people to work to their fullest potential.
The Wealth of Nations
Discrimination of workers led to the creation of ______; groups that protested for safer factories and better pay
Unions